UNC-Chapel Hill grad student Tailei Qi charged with murder in shooting death of professor

A graduate student at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill was charged with murder Tuesday morning in the shooting death of a faculty member.

Tailei Qi was officially charged with first-degree murder and booked at the Orange County Detention Center, jail records show. CBS affiliate WNCN-TV reported that Qi, a graduate student, was also charged with having a weapon on educational property.

UNC Police received a 911 call about shots fired at the Caudill Labs building on campus, UNC Police Chief Brian James said at a news conference Monday evening. The building, close to the center of campus, houses a chemistry department.